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Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey

Created on Friday, 18 November 2011 13:14 | Published on Friday, 18 November 2011 13:14 | Hits: 1637

Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't HoneyUltra-filtering Removes Pollen, Hides Honey Originsby Andrew Schneider | Nov 07, 2011More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn't exactly what the bees produce,according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News.The results show that the pollen frequently has been filtered out of products labeled "honey."The removal of these microscopic particles from deep within a flower would make the nectar flunk thequality standards set by most of the world's food safety agencies.The food safety divisions of the World Health Organization, the European Commission and dozens ofothers also have ruled that without pollen there is no way to determine whether the honey came fromlegitimate and safe sources.

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